Saturday, April 09, 2011

First Flowers of Spring

As I was walking back to the garden today, a patch of purple caught my eye.
We've got temps in the 60s today, and it looks like the flowers finally decided that it's nice enough to come out. Welcome, first flowers of spring!


Breaking News Update: Later today I walked by the flowers again and they had all opened up. It was very exciting, so I took several more pictures. In some ways, these flowers remind me of a nest of little birds, beaks collectively open expecting incoming mouthfuls of worms.



4 comments:

  1. "chirp chirp chirp!! give us more sunlight!!"

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  2. These are crocusus, and are one of the first spring flowers. Beautiful! They seem to pop up overnight:) I've seen them in white and yellow, too. Sometimes, you'll find a yard that is just a mass of crocuses (there's one in the Heights) and it's really a sight to see. Thank you for the lovely pictures!

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  3. You must be mistaken, there are not that many crocations in the Heights

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